Fancy Stitch Knitting Pattern

Fancy Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Fancy Stitch:

Multiple of 16 + 10 + 2 edge sts.

Cast on 28 sts (5 + 16 + 5 + 2 edge sts) and work according to the chart.

The chart shows only RS rows.

On WS rows, work sts as they appear.

The pat rep = 16 sts wide. 

Begin with 1 edge st and 5 sts before patt rep, work patt repeat throughout, end with 5 sts after patt and 1 edge st.

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together

skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch 

2-st RT: knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st LT: knit through the back loop 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

rli (Right Lifted Increase): insert needle into st below st on left needle, knit this st

lli (Left Lifted Increase): insert needle into st below st on right needle, knit this st

Set-up Row 0 (WS): purl all sts.

Row 1: edge st, k3, k2tog, lli, * rli, skpo, k3, p1, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, p1, k3, k2tog, lli, repeat from * to last 6 sts, rli, skpo, k3, edge st.

Row 3: edge st, k2, k2tog, k1, lli, * rli, k1, skpo, k2, p1, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, p1, k2, k2tog, k1, lli, repeat from * to last 6 sts, rli, k1, skpo, k2, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, k1, k2tog, k2, lli, * rli, k2, skpo, k1, p1, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, p1, k1, k2tog, k2, lli, repeat from * to last 6 sts, rli, k2, skpo, k1, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, k2tog, k3, lli, * rli, k3, skpo, p1, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, p1, k2tog, k3, lli, repeat from * to last 6 sts, rli, k3, skpo, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, k2, p1, 2-st RT, * 2-st LT, p1, k3, k2tog, lli, rli, skpo, k3, p1, 2-st RT, repeat from * to last 6 sts, 2-st LT, p1, k2, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, k2, p1, 2-st RT, * 2-st LT, p1, k2, k2tog, k1, lli, rli, k1, skpo, k2, p1, 2-st RT, repeat from * to last 6 sts, 2-st LT, p1, k2, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, k2, p1, 2-st RT, * 2-st LT, p1, k1, k2tog, k2, lli, rli, k2, skpo, k1, p1, 2-st RT, repeat from * to last 6 sts, 2-st LT, p1, k2, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, k2, p1, 2-st RT, * 2-st LT, p1, k2tog, k3, lli, rli, k3, skpo, p1, 2-st RT, repeat from * to last 6 sts, 2-st LT, p1, k2, edge st.

Repeat rows 1-16 throughout.

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